Under the spreading banyan tree

Get ready to spend 12 hours from dusk to dawn this weekend by imbibing music and getting closer to nature

Under the spreading banyan tree

Get ready to spend 12 hours from dusk to dawn this weekend by imbibing music and getting closer to nature

How do you play that? The angklung, which is made out of bamboo, will be one of the instruments used at the festival pic/wikipedia

Every year, there is a specific theme and this year's theme is climate change and the focus will be on spread awareness on global warming. Previous themes include water, trees, peace and the plight of adivasis.

This year, human rights activist Gustavo Marin will be coming from Paris to be the chief guest.

The focus of Fireflies, which describes itself as an intercultural centre and an eco-ashram, is to take care of the earth, to cultivate the soil and bring people together from all over the world.

Brief details
>>Where: Fireflies Inter-Cultural Centre, Dinnepalya Village, Kaggalipura Post, Bangalore 560082
>>When: 21st February 6:30 PM to 22nd February 6:30 AM
>>Tickets: Rs 300. For tickets contact help desk (2843 2725, 3292 5297) or visit indianstage.in

Performers
>>Bhumi Thayi Balaga (folk)
>>Anusuya Kulkarni (Indonesian angklung) The angklung is a musical instrument made out of two bamboo tubes attached to a bamboo frame. It is popular throughout Southeast Asia, but originated from Indonesia (used and played by the Sudanese since the ancient times).
>>Prakash Sontakke & group (Hawaiian guitar fusion)
>>Solviteur Canendo (a capella) - a cappella refers to an all-vocal performance of any style, including barbershop, doo wop, and modern pop/rock.
>>Geetha Navale & the Esperanto Project (soul fusion)
>>Vayali (Kerala folk)
>>Swaratma (folk rock)
>>Shabnam Virmani & group (Kabir / Sufi)
>>Veeraghase (Kannada folk)
>>Shahid Parvez of Nagpur (Qawali)
>>Ranjankumar Barua & group (Hindustani fusion)
>>Rex Rossario (jazz quintet)

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